6 Reason Entrepreneurs Stay Stuck
Online entrepreneur Josh Rhodes of Groovy Marketing and Big Lead Gen Inc. taught Forge members How To Go From Entrepreneur to CEO at our February Business Breakthrough Session. Josh has great advice on sales funnels, metrics, profitability and much more! Watch the...
How to Grow Your Business with Video
Paul Martin has been working with communications teams across the nation for over 20 years. He coaches all types of businesses in how to connect and grow their brands to be more cost-effective and successful. This week he taught us how to use video to grow a business....
4 Legal Essentials For Your Business
"Let’s be honest, if you want to know about the legal issues in your business, it can feel like drinking from a firehose. And, there is a reason for that. Everything that happens in your business is impacted by legal. It can be complicated. But, so is...
5 Things Every Small Business Owner Needs in 2018
2018 is here! Let the recommitments to greatness begin! Before you hail off into 365 days hard work and success, there are a few things you may want to be sure you have to guarantee you're ready. A Bomb Team If you plan to blow up, you're going to need...
Top Four Reasons to to Join a Coworking Space
Forge is the first coworking space or "shared" office space in downtown Birmingham! According to Forbes, there are currently more than 11,000 coworking spaces in the United States. It was projected that by 2020 we would see more than 26,000 spaces hosting 3.8 million...
Solving Your Accounting Problems in 2018
LUCA Financial Operations is an accounting and finance team that offers tech-enabled bookkeeping and accounting for growing businesses. Trey Fulmer is the CEO and Founder of LUCA and he graciously taught our first Lunch & Learn event of 2018. Trey's main idea: be...
The Mindful Workday
Emilie Maynor knows about nutrition, exercise and how to achieve an overall healthy lifestyle. Emilie is a yoga instructor and Integrative Health Coach- helping you make healthy life choices to improve your energy and balance. She's one of our founding Forge members...
Roundup: Business Breakthrough Session #2
Today we heard from three Birmingham business leaders- Johnny Grimes of Wheelhouse Salon, Tony Summerville of Fleetio and McCall Hardison of FreeTextbooks. They all shared the “Key Metrics for Increasing Revenue and Profitability” in each of their respective...
Growing Your Business with Instagram: Wisdom from Susan Gordon Pottery
Susan Gordon Pottery is a small batch pottery studio that started right here in Birmingham in 2013. But you can find Susan's work in boutique retailers across the country. Susan's team makes dinnerware, serving ware, decorative accents and handmade jewelry. Her work...
Deon Gordon: Building a Better Birmingham by Building a Better Ecosystem
Deon Gordon is passionate about Birmingham and its growth. He's spent the last two years as Director of Business Development at REV and now he's transitioning to TechBirmingham as the executive director. If you haven't already heard of REV Birmingham, they are an...
Why Nobody Sees Your Organic Post on Facebook
Josh Rhodes and the whole team at Big Lead Gen Inc. know what it takes to generate leads for real estate agents. They've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Facebook advertising! With their university training program, customers learn their advertising recipes...
Growing Your Business with Instagram: Wisdom from Down in the Ham
This October marks one year since Ashley Chesnut launched Down in the Ham’s website, Facebook, and Instagram account. Although she didn’t have a product until eight months after the online launch, she knew it would take time to cultivate a following leading up to the...